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HOT READS: OUR TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUMMER

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 12, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC

Books + music + beach = your summer reading roster

Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC Tagged With: ?uestlove, Amanda Petrusich, Ann Powers, Belle and Sebastian, Bill Brewster, book reading, books, Boston, david bowie, David Byrne, Dig, DigBoston, DJ, Electronic, Ellen Willis, Evelyn McDonnell, Frank Broughton, Gerri Hirshey, Indie Rock, Jessica Hopper, John Lydon, Kim Gordon, Lsa Jones, NPR, Patti Smith, pop, rap, rock, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Stuart David, summer reading, The Roots, The Talking Heads, The Who, Thurston Moore, Vinyl

THREE RAP HISTORIANS AND A MICROPHONE: TURNING THE TAPE RECORDER ON HIP-HOP AUTHOR BRIAN COLEMAN

Written by PACEY FOSTER Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Specials

With the publication of Check the Technique Volume 2 on October 14, Coleman puts forth an impressive 544 pages and 25 chapters of new material, complete with more than 350 images for 80 interviews with rap legends ranging from Ice Cube and 3rd Bass, to Stetasonic and Mantronix, to MF Doom and Mos Def.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: Boston Goes Def, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Interview, Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, LL Cool J, Mantronix, Old School Rap Interviews, Pacey Foster, Queen Latifah, Stetsasonic, The Roots, Wayne Marshall, Wu-Tang Clan

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